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Auf wiedersehen, GetYourGuide - TripAdvisor starts trimming suppliers of tours and activities

By Kevin May | September 24, 2014

TripAdvisor has removed GetYourGuide as a provider of product from its tours and activity channels. It is unclear when the agreement ended with GetYourGuide, the European-based supplier of inventor... Read More

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Oops! AirportParkingReservations apologizes for death-themed marketing

By Sean O'Neil | September 23, 2014

File this story under "Travel Digital Marketing Done Wrong." AirportParkingReservations.com, a travel company based in Suffield, Conn., sent out a promotional email riffing off an unlucky man's de... Read More

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Startup pitch: Advlo connects adventure seekers to locals for tours and activities

By Nick Vivion | September 23, 2014

Adventure travelers are a unique cohort, with some more inclined to plan on the fly (and thus not pre-purchase any activities) and others seeking peak experiences that require pre-planning and organiz... Read More

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Has Apple lost the global smartphone war to Google?

By PhocusWire | September 23, 2014

DEVICES: Apple is an extraordinary company. It woke up the music distribution industry. It created a device (the iPad) which at the time many of us didn't REALLY think we needed - but we still bough... Read More

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Time traveling app re-builds the Berlin Wall via augmented reality

By Nick Vivion | September 23, 2014

History will most certainly repeat itself for those using the "Timetraveler Berlin Wall" app, which visually reconstructs the Berlin Wall for tablet users standing in front of different sections of th... Read More

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What are the online sources of a hotel booking?

By Viewpoints | September 23, 2014

Since 2011 we have been analysing where direct bookings come from on a yearly basis. Every year, after the summer holidays, we gather several months of answers from guests that booked directly with... Read More

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HouseTrip founders quit amid restructuring and staff redundancies

By Kevin May | September 23, 2014

A major restructuring and shift in strategy is expected to lead to a widespread axing of staff at vacation rental brand HouseTrip. The company says in a statement issued this week that it is "chang... Read More

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Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, Skyscanner, Travelzoo, and TripAdvisor attack DOT's proposed rule

By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014

It's not every day that Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, and Travelzoo (owner of Fly.com) unite in solidarity. But when it comes to US federal rulemaking about travel search online,... Read More

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Viator's data breach affects 1.4 million customers directly

By Nick Vivion | September 22, 2014

Last week's announcement by Viator is a reminder about the perils of payment processing. The online tours and activities platform revealed that a data compromise occurred in early September, affecting... Read More

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Vacation rental sector keeps busy as Demeure buys IAVRA

By Martin Cowen | September 22, 2014

Demeure, the Canadian platform-as-a-service provider, has bought UK-based B2B vacation rental platform IAVRA and will add it to its newly branded Metamarketplace network of buyers and sellers. No t... Read More

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EatWith cooks up $8 million to tackle the meal-sharing segment

By Nick Vivion | September 22, 2014

The sharing economy has penetrated through several mammoth sectors - from housing to transportation, the ability to share a stranger's possession is a de-facto way of life today. EatWith (TLabs her... Read More

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Waiting is no longer an option with mobile payments

By PhocusWire | September 22, 2014

DEVICES: Mobile browsing is one thing, communicating on-the-go is another. But where devices and a consumer's ability to be a fully-connected traveller really starts circling 360 degrees is in the p... Read More

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Proof: Travel reviews have significant effect on hotel conversion rates and pricing

By Margaret Ady | September 22, 2014

Anecdotally, most hoteliers will agree that travel reviews and online user generated content are important for business. Quantifying this importance, however, is often difficult. NB2: This artic... Read More

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Q&A with the new CEO of Mundi about travel metasearch in Brazil

By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014

A few months ago, Brazilian metasearch company Mundi installed a new CEO, Ana Araujo. It was one of many changes lately at Mundi, which claims to be the most-visited travel metasearch website in Braz... Read More

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Top10 adds Instagram for real-time view of hotels

By Linda Fox | September 22, 2014

Hotel comparison site Top10 is looking to take personalisation to the next level with the integration of Instagram functionality. The service is claiming a first with its incorporation of a live im... Read More

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